Women protest Taliban oppression with secret book distribution drive
An emerging protest group in Afghanistan is buying books and giving them away to those who are denied an education...
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Taliban prevent women from attending job skills training in Nangarhar
Taliban authorities in eastern Nangarhar province have prevented as many as 100 women from attending a skills and business training...
Afghan journalists call for the end to impunity of crimes against media workers as more than 128 deaths remain without justice
At least 128 Afghan journalists and media workers have been killed in the past 20 years with the perpetrators having...
Balkh Taliban shut down women tailors in Mazar-e-Sharif market
Taliban forces have forced women to close their tailoring shops in the capital of Balkh province, sources say.
Two wounded in Nangarhar celebrations over Afghanistan’s cricket victory
A teenage girl and a young boy in Nangarhar province have been injured by fireworks in celebrations over the victory...
Taliban ban hundreds of women from working in Nangarhar pine nuts plant
Women working in a pine nuts processing factory in Nangarhar province have been stopped by local Taliban authorities from going...
Concerning rise in cases of whooping cough among children in Kandahar
A rise in cases of whooping cough have health workers on alert in southern Kandahar province.
LGBTQ Afghans call for support as suicide, forced marriage, and abuse rise with people detained in private prisons
At least ten people who identify as LGBTQ have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan with some held in...
Woman allegedly hangs herself in Faryab province after forced marriage
A newlywed woman from Faryab province has been found dead in the bathroom of her home after allegedly hanging herself.
Media in Kunduz ordered to send Taliban all content before publication
Morality police in eastern Afghanistan have ordered media in Kunduz province to send their reports to the Taliban before publication.
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